Coney Island Summer
After 80 years of the same roller-coasters in Coney Island, this amusement park season opened with a few more to add to the roster. The last roller-coaster that opened was in 1927, and that was the New York City Landmark, The Cyclone. I grew up in Brighton Beach, which gave me the chance to be a boardwalk trip away from visiting the park during the summer. It’s interesting to see how much effort is being put into the area in order to revive it, especially after the revitalization plan was passed back in 2009. According to city officials, Coney Island had an extremely busy summer in 2010 compared to recent years. We’ll have to wait and see what this fast approaching summer has in store.
The link below is the evolution of the “Soarin’ Eagle”, one of the new rides:
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Coney Island is one of the few reasons I leave Queens to go out to Brooklyn. Although it takes me almost 2 hours by train to get there, it is always worth it in the summer, when there is nothing better to do but to jump into the cold ocean waters. The new amusement park is bringing in so much more business too
I always go to Coney Island in the summer but rarely go to the amuse park. it’s always crowded and the lines are ridiculously long.
I’m excited to see the results of the changes going on in Coney Island. I know that last summer was one of the best years they’ve had in a longtime. Only time will tell if all of the renovations will continue to attract people to the area.